11.   The interests section, which is formally affiliated with the Swiss Embassy, is larger than many embassies here.

12.   The interest section is the de facto Cuban Embassy in the United States.

13.   The Spanish, Portuguese and French have reopened interest sections in Baghdad in the past year and foreign businessmen in search of deals can often be spotted around town.

14.   The State Department asked Poland to act as a surrogate, and the interests section was opened.

15.   The Swiss Embassy in Teheran maintains an interest section that represents the United States, but it does not offer a full range of consular services.

16.   When asked whether he knew Faget, Fernandez said he did not but that the interests section might have.

17.   When officials at the Iraqi interest section in Washington declined to accept the message, it was transmitted by fax.

18.   Panama and Nicaragua have diplomatic relations with Cuba, while Costa Rica has an interest section in the Cuban capital.

19.   A Libyan interests section operates out of the Saudi Embassy.

20.   A Jewish American group that visited Doha in March said after meeting the emir that Israel and Qatar would establish trade interest sections soon.